As a whirlwind awards season gets under way, Bazaar meets the talented women behind the year’s most exciting film and television projects

WHEN LILY ALLEN RETURNED WITH WEST END GIRL , HER FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM, THE WORLD COULD TALK ABOUT NOTHING ELSE. THE OPEN MARRIAGE, THE DOJO, MADELINE! NOW, IN THE WAKE OF HER MOST SUCCESSFUL RELEASE YET, SHE INVITES LOTTE JEFFS OVER FOR TEA TO DISCUSS HOW IT CHANGED HER FOR THE BETTER

THE YEAR IS PROVING TO BE A BIG ONE FOR BREAKOUT STARS OF FILM AND TV, FROM WUTHERING HEIGHTS TO HAMNET TO INDUSTRY AND BRIDGERTON . HERE, THEY WEAR THE SPRING/SUMMER RUNWAY SEASON’S STANDOUT HITS

Rachel Ward, with actor husband Bryan Brown, in 1983 (below) and on her cattle farm recently (inset) Why do we think it’s acceptable to comment on someone’s looks? Seriously, if I had a quid for every

Emily Andre has quite the juggle on her hands – and it’s one most busy parents will be all too familiar with. The doctor, author and mum-of-three reveals in an exclusive chat with OK! that, while she’

From a teenage soap-opera star in Sweden to a Hollywood action heroine, Rebecca Ferguson has forged a formidable career as a spellbinding shape-shifter. Ahead of a host of thrilling new releases, including the Peaky Blinders film, she tells Brooke Theis about her first crush, her most courageous stunts and why she’s taking charge of her own destiny